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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2009
Applicants:
Frank Cichocki, Easton, PA (US);
Michael (Jake) Hamilton, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Xintian Ming, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Frank Cichocki, Easton, PA (US);
Michael (Jake) Hamilton, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Xintian Ming, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A01N 25/00 (2006.01); A01N 59/16 (2006.01); A61L 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A medical device having an antimicrobial coating. The device has a first coating layer having an antimicrobial agent over at least part of the outer surfaces of the device. The first coating has an outer surface. There is a second discontinuous polymeric coating containing an antimicrobial agent, which is on top of and covering part of the outer surface of the first coating. The second discontinuous coating has a microstructure.